Pallen's Union City Leisure Services program students competed in the inaugural AMAPA4KIDS Competition on Oct 27, 2012 in Antioch. The kids, ages 5 to 16, trained in the mixed martial art of Kajukenbo and wowed the competition, taking not just 2nd place (Jade Cabatbat and Kira Bjornson) and 1st place (Ashley Estabillo and Mason Oania) but also grand champion (Mason Oania) in Katas.